The finals are fast approaching, and so NRL tipsters everywhere need more help than ever to pick a winner or eight. So here are our bold NRL Round 22 Tips Summary and Stats Preview with no weak dog action here.
Each week we offer up a quick preview glance for each match, a bunch of barely interesting stats, probably more than one could ever need or want.
We also offer up some alternative tips. These alternative tips are often based on a rugby league stat, and sometimes something completely absurd, and are aimed at those NRL tipsters who just can’t be bothered.
This week we have really run out of ideas and doing it based on alphabetical order.
So enjoy the 2022 NRL Round 22 Tips Stats Preview + Alternative Tips where there’s something for everyone. Mostly.
And why not catch our Round 21 Highlights for the best of last weekend’s NRL.
Or our Round 21 Team of the Week.
2022 NRL Round 22 Tips – Alternative Tips – August Winning %
Short on inspiration already? Or looking for that edge to your tipping that no one else in your competition has? Well here are the Alternative NRL Tips for this round.
It’s been a long season and we have really run out of ideas for an alternative tip. So alphabetical order it is.
Simples.
ALTERNATIVE TIPS 2022 PROGRESS – 62% – 99/160
2022 NRL Round 22 Predictions – Gurgler Tips
Can we beat our own Alternative NRL tips? Usually not, so again we’ll have to keep trying.
Panthers by 6
Bulldogs by 8
Rabbitohs by 10
Cowb0ys by 2
Sharks by 12
Broncos by 16
Dragons by 2
Sea Eagles by 20
OUR TIPS – 66% – 106/160
2022 NRL Round 22 Weekly H2H Stats
Looking for a cheat sheet for the weekend’s upcoming games?
Here’s as much information that we could cram into one size fits all visual.
2022 NRL Round 22 Barely Interesting Stats Summary
Here we take the best points of interest for each match coming up this weekend, and share them with you for no cost. Feel free to share with friends and family.
Melbourne have scored just six points in their last two games v Penrith.
Penrith have won 12 games in a row at Penrith Stadium against teams from outside NSW, their last loss was in July 2019. In that 12-game run, the Panthers have not conceded more than 14 points including three shutouts.
Penrith have played teams outside NSW 24 times since the start of 2020, they have lost just once – a 37-10 loss to Melbourne last August.
Penrith have also won 10 in a row on a Thursday night – last loss April 2019. Melbourne have lost their last three Thursday games.
Warriors have won three straight v Bulldogs.
Bulldogs have lost their last six away trips on a Friday and ten of their last 11 going back to mid 2017.
Souths have only won two of the 10 matches against Parramatta at Parramatta Stadium (and other names) since 1998. But those two wins did come on a Friday (Friday record 2-1).
Parramatta have won their last four Friday games v Sydney teams. They have also conceded exactly 20 points in three of those games.
Parramatta have conceded the fewest Penalties/Ruck Infringements combined this season. Melbourne are the worst.
Roosters have won all four games v North Queensland since Covid.
Roosters are on an eight game winning streak v Queensland sides.
North Queensland have won five of their six away games v Sydney sides this season.
North Queensland have the second best away record this season behind Penrith.
Brisbane have won all five home clashes against Newcastle on a Saturday night since 1998.
Broncos have won 27 of 32 homes games against NSW sides on a Saturday. They did however, lose their first three at the renovated Lang Park in 2003. Since then it is just two losses in 19 games including their last start loss to the Tigers.
Newcastle have lost their last 15 away games to a Queensland side. Their last win was against Gold Coast Titans in March 2015.
Canberra have lost one game in a row to teams that allegedly contain weak-gutted dogs.
Canberra have won 14/18 home games v St George-Illawarra. They have won all four on a Sunday. They have also scored between 30 and 32 points in those four games.
Gold Coast have won one game since March.
Gold Coast are 3/6 for games v bottom eight sides (based on ladder position going into game). No side has played fewer games against this calculated bottom eight than the Titans. For the record four teams (Souths, Parramatta, North Qld and Melbourne) have played the bottom eight the most (12 times).
2022 NRL Round 22 NRL 2022 Season – Team Stats
We have taken the best of the NRL data and turned them into visuals you can use to enjoy your rugby league this weekend.
There’s run metres, kicking stats, errors, tackled and lack of tackles.
Plus we also have each team’s record against the top and bottom teams and home v away.
There’s so much you’ll need to stop halfway to catch your breath.
TEAM RECORD V TOP & BOTTOM EIGHT SIDES
Note – top / bottom eight is decided at time of match not current ladder.
TEAM RECORD – HOME & AWAY
Note – not the awful soap on Channel 7
TACKLES AND BREAKS
Who are the Running Men?
RUNS, OFFLOADS, POST CONTACT METRES
Here is the break down of who is breaking through to the other side.
KICKING STATS
Note: last graph is a 100% breakdown of kick types.
BAD BOYS
Want to know which team gives away the most penalties? Or makes the most errors? Or a report card with Sin Bins and Send Offs. It’s all yours below.
2022 NRL Season Prediction Results
Our tips jumped ahead of the alternative tips last week, so now onto bigger and better things.
ALTERNATIVE TIPS
6/8 First Round Form
4/8 More Dangerous Mascot
3/8 Best H2H
6/8 April Fools
7/8 Bad Boy Points (Penalties/Sin Bins etc)
5/8 Greens Votes
6/8 Marginal Seats
5/8 Covid Cases
6/8 May Record
3/8 Suncorp Stadium Record
4/8 ALP Voting
2/8 Green / Teal Colour Wheel
1/4 June Form since 1998
6/8 Post Origin I Form
5/8 Winter Form
5/8 Post Origin II Form
4/4 Kicking Kings
5/8 Post Origin III Form
3/8 Twitter Followers
6/8 Current Ladder
7/8 August Form
